Yearly Archives: 2012
Epidemic Rise in Animal Shelter Pets—City Seeks Help
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There seems to be an unexplained epidemic rise in the number of animals at the Sacramento City Shelter. Despite the extraordinary increase in adoptions at the end of the year, over 170 dogs sit waiting for new homes. All are stray or surrendered by their owners. Despite requests for help from rescue organizations, the supply exceeds the demand or capacity. Rescue partners are working feverishly to assist in saving the animals, but the real solution lies with our community. Sacramento residents are urged to consider adopting a shelter pet versus buying from a breeder. Pet sales on Craigslist.com serve as competition for shelter pets and often, unsuspecting adopters have no idea what they are getting.
In an effort to encourage shelter pet adoptions, the Sacramento City Shelter took a drastic step yesterday, offering a “Name Your Price” adoption special. Adopters are encouraged to make a donation they can afford when adopting a shelter pet. All animals come spayed or neutered, micro-chipped, licensed and vaccinated. Free ID tags are offered to anyone who needs one, along with free micro-chipping to anyone who may have lost a pet that ended up at the city shelter. Incredible outreach efforts are under way to educate Sacramento residents on the value of adopting a shelter pet.
The alternative is euthanizing for space and we simply do not want to do that. It is a new generation of sheltering in Sacramento and the only way to save lives is to enlist the support of our community.
The Sacramento City Shelter is located at:
2127 Front Street
Hours: Wednesday – Friday
12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The “Name Your Price” campaign will remain in effect until February 12, 2012. Help by “Liking” City of Sacramento Animal Care Services on Facebook.
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Phillip’s Bakery was Made in the USA
Sad Goodbye
Sometimes Made in the USA is about old-fashioned, long-time businesses. This family-owned bakery graced this Folsom Boulevard corner for decades until it closed a few years ago. Family fued. So sad.
It’s a cool old brick building. I mentioned it to more than one bakery owner — hoping they would re-open the neighborhood store. Bring another Made in the USA bakery to East Sacramento. But there the building sat. Empty. Day after day. For years.
But then we heard a new business was going in. Not at all what we hoped…Sherwin Williams…you know, paint! Though I’m glad to see any new business in this economy, I still felt more than just hunger pains as I watched the building be revamped. For years I have feared and worried about the loss of the fantastic neon sign at the front door. Tonight my worst fears were fulfilled. I drove by and saw….the sign is gone.
Where? I don’t know. I’m sure someone probably does.* But to put this in simplistic terms….truly a sign of the times.
I wish the new business owners well. Is Sherwin Williams Made in the USA? And who was Sherwin Williams anyway?
* The sign is now stored by the Center for Sacramento History.
This is a guest post from Midtown resident Barbara L. Steinberg of California Travel Insider.
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